Uzi sub-machine gun and AK47 among weapons handed in during firearm surrender

These weapons are now in police hands and being deactivated. Credit: GMP

An Uzi sub-machine gun, an AK47 and a machine gun from World War Two are among the weapons that have been safely taken into police custody during a firearms surrender in Greater Manchester.

The two week campaign saw 140 firearms handed in during the amnesty.

It's a chance for people to hand in unlawfully held or unwanted guns and ammunition to stop them getting into the wrong hands.

This was one of 140 weapons handed in. Credit: GMP

Illegal possession of a firearm can result in a sentence of up to five years in prison.